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Hurricane Ian strengthens as it heads for Carolinas

A revived Hurricane Ian set its sights on South Carolina’s coast Friday and the historic city of Charleston, with forecasters predicting a storm surge and floods after the megastorm caused catastrophic damage in Florida and left people trapped in their homes.

Hurricane Ian leaves behind a staggering scale of wreckage in Florida

The extent of Hurricane Ian’s destruction became clearer Thursday as people across southwestern Florida began to assess the damage and gird for what Governor Ron DeSantis said would be a yearslong recovery.

See photos and videos from Florida, where Hurricane Ian has left a path of destruction

People across the Sunshine State have captured footage of Hurricane Ian, posting images and videos of the storm across social media.

After Ian, the effects in southwest Florida are everywhere

From trees getting ripped out of the ground to signs being ripped apart, traffic lights crashing onto roadways and some buildings simply being destroyed, the impact of Hurricane Ian was everywhere and almost nothing was spared.

Ian regains hurricane strength as it heads to South Carolina

The devastation inflicted on Florida came into focus a day after Ian struck as a monstrous Category 4 hurricane, one of the strongest storms ever to hit the US.

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After Hurricane Ian barrels through Florida, moving offshore later Thursday, it is expected to turn north and make a second landfall in South Carolina as a strong tropical storm.